Scorecard

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI v White Waltham CC 2nd XI on Sat 16 Aug 2025 at 12:30
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Lost by 5 wickets

Match report 🏏 Prakash Powers, Elliott Edges as Crowthorne Fall Short by One

Thames Valley Division 6A St Sebastian's Playing Field August 16, 2025
Crowthorne 2nd XI came agonisingly close to pulling off a memorable win, falling just one run short in a high-quality contest against White Waltham 2nd XI. Despite a valiant chase, Andy Elliott’s unbeaten 91 proved decisive.
đź’Ą Batting Highlights
Crowthorne posted a competitive 209-9 from 45 overs:
- Prakash Singh led the charge with a fluent 66 off 64 balls, striking 8 fours and a six.
- Matt Jones (46 off 84) anchored the middle overs, while Andrew Baines (25) and Chris Winch (25*) added late impetus.
- Extras (16) helped push the total, but wickets fell regularly, preventing a final flourish.
🎯 Bowling Battle
White Waltham chased down the target at 210-5 in 44.3 overs, with:
- Andy Elliott playing a match-winning knock of 91 off 113 balls*, supported by Luke Beard (49) and Talha Khan (34).
- Crowthorne’s bowlers shared the wickets:
- Pranav Desai (2-25 from 9) was economical and incisive.
- Katie Finucane, Matt Jones, and Andrew Baines each claimed one.
- Fielding was sharp, with catches from Singh, Finucane, and Brundisht.
🧮 Points & Positives
- Crowthorne earned 9 points (5 batting, 4 bowling).
- A spirited team effort, with Prakash’s innings and Desai’s spell standing out.



Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
7w 6b 3lb 
for 9 wickets
16
209		        
Dan Finucane ct L Beard b S Pant 0 5 0
Prakash Singh ct T Joshi b L Beard 66 64 8 1 103.12 1
Mike Brundish ct T Khan b S Pant 7 16 1 43.75
Joe Finucane ct A Elliott b M Ring 4 12 1 33.33
Matt Jones lbw S Johnston 46 84 7 54.76
Andrew Baines b S Pant 25 37 3 67.57 1
Jai Parhar ct S Johnston b A Pervaiz 1 13 7.69
Pranav Desai ct T Joshi b S Johnston 10 8 1 1 125.00
Jay Blaney st C Metherell b A Pervaiz 8 16 50.0
Chris Winch Not Out  25 14 3 178.57
Katie Finucane Not Out  1 1 100

White Waltham CC 2nd XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Siddhant Pant9.0134311.333.78
Max Ring6.0031131.005.17
Shiny Johnston9.0039219.504.33
Tanmay Joshi6.013200.005.33
Luke Beard7.0132132.004.57
Adil Pervaiz8.0232216.004.00

White Waltham CC 2nd XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 6w 4b 1lb 
for 5 wickets
12
210 (44.3 overs)		     
Chris Metherell ct P Singh b P Desai 0 1 0
Luke Beard ct A Baines b A Baines 49 72 6 1 68.06
Parminder Dhillon b P Desai 3 17 17.65
Adil Pervaiz b K Finucane 1 3 33.33
Andy Elliott Not Out  91 113 10 80.53
Talha Khan b M Jones 34 45 3 75.56
Max Ring Not Out  20 18 1 111.11
Shiny Johnston  
Siddhant Pant  
Pierce Clarkin  
Tanmay Joshi  

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Pranav Desai9.0425212.502.78
Katie Finucane5.0025125.005.00
Dan Finucane6.303100.004.77
Andrew Baines9.0140140.004.44
Jay Blaney6.003300.005.50
Matt Jones7.0030130.004.29
Jai Parhar2.002100.0010.50